Best Tent Camping near Providence, UT

Recent Tent Reviews in Providence

445 Reviews of 20 Providence Campgrounds

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  Melissa L.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 16, 2024

  Willow Creek — Willard Bay State Park

  Close to home, but noisy and buggy

  Campsite 148 We liked staying here because it's close to home and it is also close to gas stations and grocery stores. Our campsite had standing water right behind it so there were many, many mosquitoes! The traffic from the freeway was very loud and in the morning the trains would honk their horns waking everyone up. We will probably not stay again and just do day trips to the lake.

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  John Rushton A.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 12, 2024

  Dock Flat Campground

  Easy to find, Free spots, Verizon signal

  Plenty of spots for rv/campers and tent campers. Had my own quiet spot with a great view of the stars. Enough Verizon reception to FaceTime with the family.

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  Joseph C.

  Scout

  

  Sep. 2, 2024

  Sun Outdoors Garden City Utah

  Has potential but past its prime ?

  We have been coming here for over 25 years. It was a membership campground until about 5 years ago when Sun Outdoors took over. While there have been some improvements, it has been sorely lacking in maintenance. In addition, management doesn’t appear to have much motivation to enforce rules that made this a beautiful and enjoyable place to stay.

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  Karsten

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 31, 2024

  Bear Lake State Park Campground

  Great staying at the lake

  Just stayed for a night but in a sight directly at the lake. We were able to go to the lake easily and swim a little bit. Due to being late in the season it was not crowded at all.

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  Cari K.

  Guide

  

  Aug. 10, 2024

  Hyrum State Park Campground

  Lovely lake

  Lots of families camping here. Close to town and lots of day use area. Campsites pretty close together but lots of grass and trees. Clean bathrooms and pretty neighborhood for walking

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  Kaden M.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 4, 2024

  Franklin Basin Dispersed Camping

  Wasted time looking here

  Tons of land, tons of campsites.. but most are "occupied" by empty trailers with no other vehicles or people around. There's empty cars parked on top of fire pits, no tents or any sort of life nearby. Felt strange.

  This road is rough and very bumpy. Didn't feel comfortable "taking over" a campsite with things already parked there. Wouldn't recommend coming here.

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  Colyer D.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 30, 2024

  Dispersed camping near Monte Cristo

  Absolutely Perfect

  We could not have asked for a more perfect spot. The views were immaculate, the sites were very spread out, it was the end of September and all the leaves were changing.

  No notes. Can’t recommend this spot enough.

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  Kimberley M.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 24, 2024

  Willow Creek — Willard Bay State Park

  Good enough

  Got in around 945, nobody at the gate. Was and to have a choice of several spots for my campervan. Nothing with a killer view of the water, but I did have a nice view in the morning of the mountains. It was fine.

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  Kennedy F.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 15, 2024

  Franklin Basin Dispersed Camping

  Big areas of solitude

  Ended up driving this road up to Idaho to find a bigger spot and some solitude. Took the dirt road for about 30 minutes and got the most perfect spot. Nobody was near us and the view was amazing. We went at the beginning of June, it was a bit chilly some mornings and at night, so come prepared.

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  Kimberley M.

  Traveler

  

  Jul. 13, 2024

  Willow Creek — Willard Bay State Park

  Plenty of spots, but lots of road noise

  Got in around 945, nobody at the gate. Was and to have a choice of several spots for my campervan. Nothing with a killer view of the water, but I did have a nice view in the morning of the mountains. It was fine.

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  Eric P.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 8, 2024

  North Fork County Park

  Beautiful, well maintained, one of our favs

  We found a FF site right by the creek, close to the cold canyon waterfall trail head. The water levels were high so the creek was running pretty fast which made it loud but honestly it drowned out any noise from neighbors a it was perfect. Love the hikes, love the shade, just an awesome camp site.

  Toilets flush! Just gotta bring a light

  Close enough to drive to town for anything you might have forgotten.

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  Erik J.

  Guide

  

  Jul. 1, 2024

  Willow Creek — Willard Bay State Park

  Very busy but well maintained campground

  Follow the signs to the "new entrance" -- but it's well marked and well staffed.  The campgrounds are well marked, but we found that our site was actually accessible going the opposite direction from the signage. So we went around the loop but this would have put the utilities on the passenger side, not the driver side.  So we went back through the loop the opposite way (be careful of opposing traffic and there's limited space to maneuver, but this is the only way to properly access certain sites).  

  The picnic table had a gazebo over it, but it was occupied by wasps.  We weren't planning to use it anyway as this was only a stopover for us, but this is something to be aware of.  50amp service worked great which was important for both air conditioners to work on this 102 degree day!  

  Overall the camp ground was super quiet.  Keep in mind that there are no in/out privileges after 10pm.  If you leave, you may not be able to get back in and this is documented on the checkin documentation.  There is plenty of good grocery shopping for supplies located to the north and south (I went north).  Beautiful campground but the sun and heat are a little relentless so be prepared with good AC, shade/awnings and other cooling methods.

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  Steve M.

  Ranger

  

  Jun. 27, 2024

  Dock Flat Campground

  True, free dispersed camping!

  Not very far from Brigham City at all. Easy to find and some roads are a little rough in the campgrounds. At least 30 established campsites with fire pits and lots of shade. A lot of hiking and star gazing available. No Services whatsoever except I have T-Mobile and I have great reception with the JeXstream mobile hotspot extender. No Creeks or water but a beautiful place if you bring everything you need. Didn't hear any shots but shooting is allowed, and you might encounter people on ATVs or staying up late partying but you live with what you can find!

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  Bryce R.

  Scout

  

  Jun. 23, 2024

  Dispersed camping near Monte Cristo

  Tons of free camping in the area.

  There are tons of free site all up and down the main road. The only problem is it is busy if you leave on Friday plan to get there by 3 at the latest. Spots fill quick.

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  Rod D.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 7, 2024

  Cottonwood — Willard Bay State Park

  Convenient and easy overnight stop but expensive and buggy

  We did not have reservations and with two long back to back travel days heading home, we needed an easy place to land close to the interstate.  $60 for one night electric and water which we did not need for our teardrop, but all sites were the same price which included park fees.  

  Very nice staff and host found us a spot with which even had a limited view of the lake.  Site was brand new with pull through that would easily accommodate a larger rig.  Had a nice pavilion type cover over the picnic table, fire ring, and restrooms and showers were new in the section we were staying in.   

  As sun went down the mosquitos started to swarm and chased us inside.  Haven't experienced that level of bugginess outside of several of the swamps we camped at in the southeast.  Middle of the night a skunk visited our campsite and hung around for quite a while.  Traffic noise from I-15 was excessive.   

  Don't let the pictures fool you.  Views were ok in most directions but what I did not show was the large commercial storage yard used by the park service which was directly next door to our campsite.  Fee's should have been much lower given the location but we did not have reservations and were fortunate to get a site.  

  If camping in a traditional RV this is an ok option, and it is cheaper than some of the commercial campgrounds nearby.  Would stay here again if we needed an easy overnight stopover as the location is terrific.

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  Nancy M.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 5, 2024

  Oneida County Fairgrounds

  Nice quiet place

  This is a nice quiet place. Near city limits where there is places to buy groceries, gas, or go out to a restaurant. They have about 20 spots with electrical outlets. It would be good to call and ask if you can stay, where it is a fairgrounds.

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  Jordan H.

  Guide

  

  Jun. 3, 2024

  Maple Grove Hot Springs

  Great camping and great hot springs

  This is one of my favorite places on earth. They have tent sites, van sites and a selection of shelters to choose from. Camping gets you access to the hot springs from check in until 4pm the next day. There’s running water in the bathhouse with a toilet and shower. There’s yoga classes included in the price as well. The bathhouse also has a nice little shop with snacks and gifts. They sell tinfoil dinners too if you want to really relax. Highly recommend! They offer volunteer days as well where you can camp and soak in exchange for volunteer work.

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  Race B.

  Scout

  

  May. 27, 2024

  Middle fork conservation area

  No camping

  There are no camping signs saying you can camp ⅓ mile from parking area but the only way to get ⅓ mile is to hike

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  Katelyn H.

  Guide

  

  Apr. 21, 2024

  Brigham City-Perry South KOA

  Such a friendly site!

  Everyone here was so nice and the staff was absolutely fantastic and so accommodating. Good spacing between tent sites, and they were spacious. It’s set up in a loop with all the amenities right in the middle so no matter where your spot is you’re just a tiny stroll away. Heated pool when it’s in season, and they seem to host a lot of fun events! I missed the ice cream social sadly. They also have air hockey and a ping pong table in the office building. This was my favourite KOA so far!

  Note: Bring bug spray! I got bit a fair amount by mosquitoes.

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  Gentry B.

  Traveler

  

  Oct. 5, 2023

  Beaver Creek

  Absolutely stunning place

  This place is straight up middle earth status. The drive there is beautiful all the way and my not-so-great clearance old subaru could handle the semi-sketchy roads required to get there. This place was pretty damn isolated which, if you’re like me, is a bonus. As aways, it seems like there are some of those OHV people lurking around but whatever they were few and far between. I am a bit thrown off by the pics provided by another Dyrt user as those pics don’t really look much like where I was, but maybe that’s due to their final destination differing than mine. I ultimately stopped at the (seemingly) now-defunct Beaver Creek campsite, an established site that has a bathroom. The thing saying there’s hookups or whatever for sure not true, there’s nothing here but a barren board upon entry, a fee box, and about 5 spots for sites. You can hike back into the forest on a trail at the back of the camp site. Absolutely insane views, forest for miles, owls, deer, you name it. I was tripping about the mosquito situation due to ultra close proximity to semi-standing water but there were almost none. BE FOREWARNED I did get bit by some jacked up mite whilst traipsing off-trail and got hella sick for a couple weeks and had to hit the antibiotics haaaard to get over it. So just bathe in insect repellant I guess ha. Also in regards to what other reviewers have said, idk where they were bc I legitimately do not know where you kayak here. There’s the creek but it’s not the sort of thing I’d imagine would be possible to kayak. I’m assuming it’s just some other part of the road I didn’t head down though so you should still go for it.

  Anyway, the place is gorgeous.

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  Briana

  Traveler

  

  Sep. 3, 2023

  Dispersed camping near Monte Cristo

  Beautiful and secluded

  Two nice boondocking spots just a short drive on a tight dirt road off the highway. The campsite on the right is bigger, the one on the left is very small. Very popular for hunters in September, so you'll have lots of people walking right by your camp. The views are beautiful, but it can get quite blustery. We weren't able to have a fire when we stayed there.

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  Robert S.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 25, 2023

  Franklin Basin Dispersed Camping

  Tons of spots, easy road

  Lots of spaces here. Big pull-in spots for camper rigs. And some small side pull outs for sedans who don’t mind walk-in tent spots.

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  Albert B.

  Scout

  

  Aug. 22, 2023

  Wasatch National Forest Sunset Campground

  Closed

  This campground has been removed

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  Alan K.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 21, 2023

  Marijuana Flat Campground

  Dusty camping

  Open field just off the gravel road, close to small river, valet toilet on east side, 5 or 6 miles west of willow flats campground

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  harroenels@gmail.com

  Scout

  

  Aug. 19, 2023

  Bear Lake/Marina Side KOA Holiday

  OK Camp ground

  Just arrived at the camp site, not to big, the sites have shadow from trees (not all). Restrooms are not really clean, water of the pool seems to be a bit dirty. Next to paid activities there are some stuff kids can do for free.

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  Erin M.

  Traveler

  

  Aug. 17, 2023

  Caribou National Forest Emigration Campground

  Great stay!

  Just a one night stay on our way headed north but wish we could have stayed longer… lots of sites that really have a lot of privacy and back right up to the forest. Also trails right if the campsite. Super well maintained and bathrooms were clean. Also huckleberry picking right from camp! Gorgeous area, will definitely go back again.

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  Zach P.

  Ranger

  

  Aug. 14, 2023

  Red Banks Campground

  Nice spot on the river.

  Just a few Campspots. Several right on the river. Nice shade. Fairly close to the road. Could use a little more upkeep and price is a little high.